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QFI Ender Bender - 2014By Srinath Bhashyam
We know that the word for the Turkey bird is different in different countries. The Dutch word for Turkey is ‘Kalkoen’. This is named after a city that the Dutch traded a lot in the 16th and 17th century?
Which city?
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A. Calicut
What is the name given to this penguin variety?
Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin.
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A. Chinstrap Penguin
Connect FC debut of person on left, with test debut of person on right
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A. Both of them replaced their brothers in the team
The Bankside Power Station is a former oil-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in the Bankside district of London. It generated electricity from 1952 to 1981. Since 2000, what does it house?
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A. The Tate Modern Art Gallery
This person won the Nobel prize for physiology in the year 1904 for his path breaking work on the human digestive system and for having carried out path breaking experiments on digestive glands.
However, arguably he is famous for another reason.
Who?
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Ivan Pavlov
The design of the Hawa Mahal is supposed to mimic what from the world of mythology?
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Lord Krishna’s crown
The building in picture is the Leadenhall building in London. Its gets its nickname from its distinctive shape which reminded people of something in kitchen. What is its nickname?
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A. Cheesegrater building
Which animal primarily has two subgenuses?
1. Hippotigris
2. Dolichohippus
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A. Zebra
The Mary River turtle is an endangered short-necked turtle that inhabits the Mary River in south-east Queensland, Australia. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were popular as pets in Australia, with about 15,000 sent to shops every year during a 10-year period. They were originally known as the "penny turtle"[2] or "pet shop turtle”.
They have another name because of the unusual growth on their head.
What?
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A. Punk Rock turtle
Which city gets it nickname because its elevation is exactly 5280 ft above sea level? What is the nickname?
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A. Denver; Mile High City
Which American’s autobiography is called ‘Known and Unknown’?
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A. Donald Rumsfeld
Who was the only amateur in the American basketball ‘Dream Team’ in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
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Christian Laettner
The word "Yona" in the Pali language, and the analogues "Yavana" in Sanskrit, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil; and "Jôbon" in Bengali, are words used in ancient India to designate Greek speakers.
How do we commonly know them?
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Ionians
Which popular European tourist attraction gets its name because it is found at the junction of three roads?
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A. Trevi fountain
Which West Indian cricketer is named after an American President, a Russian Prime Minister and an American defense secretary?
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A. Nixon Alexei Mcnamara Mclean.
And he has brothers called Reagan and Kissinger, plus a sister called Golda.
What was the name given to such stamps because of what they resembled?
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A. Persian Rug stamps
In ancient Roman religion and myth, he was the horned god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan.
What in the world of Flora and Fauna derives its name from this god?
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A. The term Fauna itself
The Clyde Auditorium is a concert venue in Glasgow, Scotland . The building also served as the venue for the weightlifting competitions of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
What is it commonly called?
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A. The Armadillo
Which American show’s Arabic version is set in ‘Rabeea’
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A. The Simpsons (Equivalent of Springfield)
Where have you more famously seen her?
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A. Grant Wood’s American Gothic
The flag of Ohio state is a rare example of a particular type of civil flag. What is unique.
More famous example of this type of flag
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A. Non-quadrilateral flag; Nepal being the other
Which are the only two square country flags in the world?
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A. Switzerland and Vatican City
